50: America Has Failed Its Working Poor, with Joanne Goldblum & Colleen Shaddox

More than 1 in 3 Americans - roughly 38% - are having difficulty meeting their basic needs each month. You may be one of them, or know someone who is. Or you don't know, because they're hiding it from you. Regardless, the number remains: 123 million people. Broke in America authors Joanne Samuel Goldblum and Colleen Shaddox believe it doesn't have to be this way, and they're ready to prove their case.

Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending US Poverty, by Joanne Samuel Goldblum & Colleen Shaddox

National Diaper Bank Network

Alliance for Period Supplies

"John Steinbeck once said..." - Ronald Wright, A Short History of Progress

10 Policies to Prevent and Respond to Childhood Lead Exposure - Pew Charitable Trusts

"You're Not You When You're Hungry" - Snickers Commercial

Does 'Medicare For All' Cost More Than The Entire Budget? - PolitiFact

Western Regional Advocacy Project

Feeding America

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